April 3, 2004
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Went on a listless date this weekend. I see this girl around my building all the time and decided to ask her out because (a) she looks great when she is all sweaty, and (2) I saw her wearing a Futurama t-shirt once, which really sealed the deal for me. As it turns out, she (a) hates the way she looks when she is all sweaty and does not consider physical exertion sexy, and (2) that was her roommate's Futurama t-shirt. So, I stole the joke from Sliding Doors and said that maybe I should've asked her roommate out instead. Dead silence, she thought I was serious. In the words of my good friend Kyle... ABORT, ABORT.
One of my chatmates analyzed the date with me and pointed out my mistake: "You can't ask people out randomly just based on their looks, that is positively unscientific." Then she directed me to a pretty neato "scientific" personality test sponsored by Match.com.
Have we become so busy that we have to remove the mystery of dating and rely on a database to tell us whether our matches are "compatible" with us? What's next, exchanging eyelashes for DNA sampling?I'm a scientist at heart, so I took the test and the results (reproduced below) are amazingly accuratete:
Who I Am
You're smart, insightful, and successful in your career. You have a talent for seeing beyond the details in life. So you have a vision for the future and always are searching to find love and a sense of "balance" in your life. Because you're an independent guy and a little shy, making deep connections with other people can be a challenge. You're not someone who "wears his heart on his sleeve" so even those closest to you don't always know how you feel. Still, your masculine and dependable nature will draw people who'll invest the time to get to know you. <Woo, I sound as sexy as T-bills!>
My Dating Philosophy
Finding a loving relationship is a mission for you. You have clear goals and even a timeline in mind. Falling in love is an especially magical experience. You're suddenly free from the rules and thinking that guide your life. You usually keep your feelings and life under control. But remember, the bigger the dam, the bigger the flood when it breaks! <Great, now I'm a biblical disaster.>
My Quirks
You have a pretty even-tempered personality and may not have any especially annoying or quirky habits. Of course, seeming to be "perfect" could be seen as a flaw by some, in which case you may just want to pretend to have a bad habit! <Like Steve Martin in LA Story, where he invents the ridiculous sport of Museum skating just to set himself apart.>
Is this test just an advanced form of fortune cookies, where we only see what we want to see? I don't know. If you take the test and feel like it nailed you pretty well, let me know. One caveat though, taking the test automatically signs you up for Match.com. It is free so I gave them my throwaway email address and activated it. Who knows, maybe I will meet a person on match.com who thinks exercise sweat is sexy and actually owns her own Futurama t-shirt.
Comments (24)
Wow...I wish someone could give me an assessment like that...would help me out with a lot of things.
Dating is so complicate these days. I am not sure if anyone wants someone who's the exact match anyway...how boring can that be ?
Well Sylvia, you could take the quiz and see. Or, I can set you up on a date and follow you around with a video camera. Trust me, it is a lot of fun.
LS, that's why I still prefer the old "meet someone random" approach to dating. It is just more fun that way and you meet a broader variety of people.
cool profile...long but cool ^^ and hella nice xanga! hehe
===just a random person giving random eprops! ^^===
hey! hmm you don't sound busy, i thought lawyers are supposed to be busy :]
*knocks on wood*
This is one of my rare slow weekends where I can take time off work to read blogs and go out on a date. I'm glad that I met so many nice and interesting people as a result.
you're a wonderful writer and your entries are intellectually stimulating
pleasure to read.
lol wow! I didn't think about mah bg like that...haha ^^" but yeah...I like it too. hehe I just needed to change mah xanga (and mood too) from dark to light.
hahahaha, I was gonna add "insecurity leads to distrust, distrust leads to jealousy, jealousy leads to controlling, controlling leads to sufficating, sufficating leads to hate, hate leads to torture, torture leads to termination of relationship" but hehe your's work too haha ^^ saved me hella space...hehehe
hi! thanks for the e-propz...taking a bar exam more than once is definitely no fun!!! Thank god there ARE no limits on retaking unless one is in Texas!!!
One of the lawyers who worked at my firm met his wife on Match.com. He was 27 and she was 28 years old when they met. They were married 6 months later after meeting, - you can check out her story at this web site:
http://www.senrs.com/online.htm
the match.com results seem highly manufactured, not saying that the qualities listed are not fitting of you, but imagine how many people would lie subconciously on the test to analyze their characters.
Hey dude, I WOULD wear a USC jacket if I could afford one. Call it the expense of HIGHER EDUCATION...
But what the hell does that matter to me? I was running around Bruin territory today, trying to buy some freakin' cookies.
You know what I'm talking about. Diddy Riese...
Forgive me for the awful and unlinear comments (unlinear? Is that a word?)...I am drunk.
That's a thoughtful observation Tuesday. I wonder... If we believe the lies we tell ourselves, are they still lies or are they, on some level, part of the truth of our existence? Is there a difference between a person who always gave homeless people money because he is kind, and another person who always gave homeless people money because he believes he is kind, and that is just something kind people do?
hahah..oh no no u dont joke about things like that to a girl! "So, I stole the joke from Sliding Doors and said that maybe I should've asked her roommate out instead." I still wouldve laughed it off but give u negative points hehe
left you an email-
hello
the idea behind gattaca is absolutely fascinating.
yea can't wait to head back out to kali in june
lookin foward to my next trip out there---loved the weather..its so cold in nyc!!!
Nang, I would've given you positive points for laughing, so it balances out.
SL600, I love the metronome running scene in the lab, where Ethan faked his heartbeat in order to appear perfectly healthy. I think that's when I started jogging...
Hi Tnarg, keep out of trouble and don't lower my property value. =)
blu, do what I do, carry a flask of whiskey.
That's like how I once dated a guy just because he wore a Toad the Wet Sprocket t-shirt! It didn't work out.
Was it the "In Light Syrup" t-shirt. I could understand that. that was a cool album cover.
From a fixed income trader... Predictability is highly preferred in my book; T-bills are the sexiest securities in the world!!!
i have no idea who you are, but my friend sent me your xanga link for some reason ... and your entry is freakin hilarious ... especially the pic of gattaca .. thats one kickass movie! Anyway, good luck with your girl hunting!
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